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Body Parts Vocabulary in Maori
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Body and Medicine" in the Māori language, spoken in New Zealand.
Happy learning!
Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Animals, Days of the week, Seasons & Weather.
tinana - body - le corps[edit | edit source]
| Māori | English |
|---|---|
| kiri | skin |
| makawe | hair |
| papa angaanga | skull |
| roro | brain |
| upoko | head |
| rae | forehead |
| mata, kanohi | face |
| mata, kanohi, karu | eye(s) |
| roimata | tears |
| taringa | ear |
| ihu | nose |
| pāhau | mustache
beard |
| pāpāringa | cheeks |
| ngutu | lips |
| waha | mouth |
| arero | tongue |
| niho | tooth |
| kauae | chin |
| kakī
korokoro |
neck
throat |
| uma, (poho) | chest
breast |
| manawa, ngākau | heart |
| toto | blood |
| pukapuka | lung |
| pito | navel |
| puku | belly
stomach |
| whēkau | intestines |
| ate | liver |
| tākihi | kidneys |
| io | muscle(s) |
| kōhiwi | skeleton |
| wheua | bone(s) |
| tuarā | back |
| rara | rib |
| pakihiwi | shoulder |
| ringa, ringaringa | arm
hand |
| whatīanga | elbow |
| whatiānga ringa | wrist |
| meke | fist |
| toka | thumb |
| matikara | finger |
| maikuku | fingernail, nail |
| tānetanga | male sex |
| wahinetanga | female sex |
| tou | anus |
| kumu | buttocks |
| koihanga | thighs |
| waewae | leg
foot |
| pona, turi | knee |
| raparapa | ankle |
| rekereke | heel |
| matimati | toe |
medicine[edit | edit source]
| Māori | English |
|---|---|
| waka tūroro | ambulance |
| hōhipera [UK] | hospital |
| nēhi [UK] | nurse |
| rata,
tākuta [UK] |
physician,
medical doctor |
| tākuta niho | dentist |
| whakaranu | drugstore, pharmacy |
| rongoā | medication,
medicinal plants |
| mirimiri | massage |
| pūkoro ure | condom |
| mate parekore | AIDS |
| mate pukupuku | cancer |
| ānini | headache |
| kāpō | blind |
| mate, māuiui | ill, sick |
| mate, tahumaero | disease |
| mate huka | diabetes |
| rewharewha | flu (influenza) |
| whara | wounded |
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